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ABRI FORTIFIE [1 record]

Record 1 2020-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Constructed Works
  • Construction Engineering (Military)
  • Security
DEF

A reinforced underground shelter, especially for use in wartime.

OBS

bunker: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

PHR

chemical weapons bunker

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de constructions
  • Génie construction (Militaire)
  • Sécurité
DEF

Abri souterrain durci, utilisé principalement en temps de guerre.

OBS

bunker; blockhaus : termes et définition uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

OBS

abri fortifié; blockhaus : termes tirés du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de construcciones
  • Ingeniería de construcción (Militar)
  • Seguridad
DEF

Refugio blindado, generalmente subterráneo, para defenderse de los bombardeos.

OBS

búnker: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el plural recomendado de "búnker" es "búnkeres".

OBS

búnquer: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda no emplear la adaptación "búnquer" debido a su uso minoritario, según explica el "Diccionario panhispánico de dudas".

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